diff --git a/laravel/database/schema.php b/laravel/database/schema.php
index c7e56309..51dc724a 100644
--- a/laravel/database/schema.php
+++ b/laravel/database/schema.php
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ public static function create($table, $callback)
 		return static::execute($table);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Rename a database table in the schema.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $table
+	 * @param  string  $name
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function rename($table, $new_name)
+	{
+		$table = new Schema\Table($table);
+
+		// To indicate that the table needs to be renamed, we will run the
+		// "rename" command on the table instance and pass the instance to
+		// the execute method as calling a Closure isn't needed.
+		$table->rename($new_name);
+
+		return static::execute($table);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Drop a database table from the schema.
 	 *
diff --git a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/mysql.php b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/mysql.php
index 85fe4b31..0c2941bb 100644
--- a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/mysql.php
+++ b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/mysql.php
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ protected function key(Table $table, Fluent $command, $type)
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->wrap($table)." ADD {$type} {$name}({$keys})";
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generate the SQL statement for a rename table command.
+	 *
+	 * @param  Table    $table
+	 * @param  Fluent   $command
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function rename(Table $table, Fluent $command)
+	{
+		return 'RENAME TABLE '.$this->wrap($table).' TO '.$this->wrap($command->name);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generate the SQL statement for a drop table command.
 	 *
diff --git a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/postgres.php b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/postgres.php
index d694b2b3..9ea74d17 100644
--- a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/postgres.php
+++ b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/postgres.php
@@ -198,6 +198,18 @@ protected function key(Table $table, Fluent $command, $unique = false)
 		return $create." INDEX {$command->name} ON ".$this->wrap($table)." ({$columns})";
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generate the SQL statement for a rename table command.
+	 *
+	 * @param  Table    $table
+	 * @param  Fluent   $command
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function rename(Table $table, Fluent $command)
+	{
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->wrap($table).' RENAME TO '.$this->wrap($command->name);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generate the SQL statement for a drop table command.
 	 *
@@ -302,7 +314,7 @@ protected function drop_key(Table $table, Fluent $command)
 	 */
 	public function drop_foreign(Table $table, Fluent $command)
 	{
-		return $this->drop_constraint($table, $command);		
+		return $this->drop_constraint($table, $command);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlite.php b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlite.php
index a1f2399a..6594662c 100644
--- a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlite.php
+++ b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlite.php
@@ -201,6 +201,18 @@ protected function key(Table $table, Fluent $command, $unique = false)
 		return $create." INDEX {$command->name} ON ".$this->wrap($table)." ({$columns})";
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generate the SQL statement for a rename table command.
+	 *
+	 * @param  Table    $table
+	 * @param  Fluent   $command
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function rename(Table $table, Fluent $command)
+	{
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->wrap($table).' RENAME TO '.$this->wrap($command->name);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generate the SQL statement for a drop table command.
 	 *
diff --git a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlserver.php b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlserver.php
index 4c3fa99c..ffbdea60 100644
--- a/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlserver.php
+++ b/laravel/database/schema/grammars/sqlserver.php
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ protected function key(Table $table, Fluent $command, $unique = false)
 		return $create." INDEX {$command->name} ON ".$this->wrap($table)." ({$columns})";
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generate the SQL statement for a rename table command.
+	 *
+	 * @param  Table    $table
+	 * @param  Fluent   $command
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function rename(Table $table, Fluent $command)
+	{
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->wrap($table).' RENAME TO '.$this->wrap($command->name);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generate the SQL statement for a drop table command.
 	 *
@@ -320,7 +332,7 @@ protected function drop_key(Table $table, Fluent $command)
 	 */
 	public function drop_foreign(Table $table, Fluent $command)
 	{
-		return $this->drop_constraint($table, $command);		
+		return $this->drop_constraint($table, $command);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/laravel/database/schema/table.php b/laravel/database/schema/table.php
index ba187df5..a513d794 100644
--- a/laravel/database/schema/table.php
+++ b/laravel/database/schema/table.php
@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ public function key($type, $columns, $name)
 		return $this->command($type, compact('name', 'columns'));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Rename the database table.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $name
+	 * @return Fluent
+	 */
+	public function rename($name)
+	{
+		return $this->command(__FUNCTION__, compact('name'));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Drop the database table.
 	 *